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general allen, i don't understand that at all. i'm going to wait and see what the facts are, but very strange. >> general, thank you so much for your time. greatly appreciated. we are awaiting an update from the pentagon briefing there. perhaps more information. when that happens in about two or three minutes. >>> tough love is what some are calling it. bobby jindal has some harsh warnings for his own party. he says the gop should "stop being the stupid party and put an end to offensive, bizarre comments." you political panel will weigh in. >>> plus tens of thousands of people sign a petition asking texas to secede. what are my mother's neighbors thinking? what is rick perry saying about this after he suggested -- remember the comments about texas and the secession? and join our conversation on twitter. find ut@on twitter. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. chances
general allen, i don't understand that at all. i'm going to wait and see what the facts are, but very strange. >> general, thank you so much for your time. greatly appreciated. we are awaiting an update from the pentagon briefing there. perhaps more information. when that happens in about two or three minutes. >>> tough love is what some are calling it. bobby jindal has some harsh warnings for his own party. he says the gop should "stop being the stupid party and put an end...
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have they said anything in regard to general allen? >> thus far, no statement from the jill kelley camp about the allen relationship. no. >> also, let's check in now with kristen welker, kristen fill us in what the white house reaction has been, at all, we understand that general allen is in washington, ahead of what was going to be a confirmation hearing, where does this stand right now. >> that confirmation process has been put on hold for general john allen. they're speeding up the confirmation process for his replacement in afghanistan. we're awaiting of course for the white house to respond on camera. i can tell you that the briefing will likely focus on exclusively on this issue the fallout from general petraeus and now general john allen. white house released this statement in the early hours of this morning, we havegraphic of it. it says, quote at the question of the secretary of defense, the president has put on hold his nomination of general allen as saceur pending the investigation of john allen. that's coming from tommy vie
have they said anything in regard to general allen? >> thus far, no statement from the jill kelley camp about the allen relationship. no. >> also, let's check in now with kristen welker, kristen fill us in what the white house reaction has been, at all, we understand that general allen is in washington, ahead of what was going to be a confirmation hearing, where does this stand right now. >> that confirmation process has been put on hold for general john allen. they're...
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now it reaches into general allen. a lot of questions about the fbi and the timing and just a lot swirling around. we have a hearing this afternoon on some of the cables we've received regarding benghazi. it's a classified briefing, but i'm sures there's going to be a lot of discussion about all these things during that briefing. >> do you think that the intelligence leaders should have been notified sooner of an fbi investigation going on for months and months into the cia director? >> i was with diane fine stein, we were both on a sunday program this week and watched her comments, but talked to her back before we both went on and it's almost beyond belief this would be happening and the leaders of our intelligence community would not know it's happening. there are a lot of questions. they're multi layered questions. i will say i did listen to the end of your last segment and, you know, i've had very high-level conversations at the cia over the last several weeks and certainly before and i still will say it's almost b
now it reaches into general allen. a lot of questions about the fbi and the timing and just a lot swirling around. we have a hearing this afternoon on some of the cables we've received regarding benghazi. it's a classified briefing, but i'm sures there's going to be a lot of discussion about all these things during that briefing. >> do you think that the intelligence leaders should have been notified sooner of an fbi investigation going on for months and months into the cia director?...
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general john allen is in washington today. he was preparing for his own confirmation hearing to be the supreme allied commander in europe. that's on hold. the hearing for joseph dunford to be allen's successor as commander in afghanistan will go ahead. look, we have all the angles covered here. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell, investigative correspondent michaeli isikoff. pete williams seemed to indicate the fbi was closing its investigation of broadwell. so why have to go to her house? >> reporter: well, the fbi confirms, chuck, it did conduct a search of broadwell's house. agents were seen carrying out about half a dozen boxes of plastic containers. "the charlotte observer" newspaper is reporting two xauters and a printer were among those taken. senior law enforcement tells pete williams, our justice correspondent, this wasn't necessa necessarily a raid but rather a consensual search. that official says this wasn't necessarily a game changer either but rather an extra step to ensure thoroughness. now the inv
general john allen is in washington today. he was preparing for his own confirmation hearing to be the supreme allied commander in europe. that's on hold. the hearing for joseph dunford to be allen's successor as commander in afghanistan will go ahead. look, we have all the angles covered here. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell, investigative correspondent michaeli isikoff. pete williams seemed to indicate the fbi was closing its investigation of broadwell. so why have to go to...
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what about general allen, our commander in afghanistan? this would seem to be somewhat distracting to be sending something like 30,000 e-mails or whatever out. i don't even know how you do that. i don't e-mail that much, but when i do send them, they're short, a couple lines to my wife or my kids. what does this guy -- is he at the typewriter or computer all day? >> yeah. it's pretty astonishing to contemplate a guy who has his hands full running a very, very difficult war in afghanistan sending off 20,000 to 30,000 e-mails or documents or whatever they were. but, look, one thing that's really struck me about this, i know it's said there are no national security concerns raised by the scandal, but, in fact, this thing has detonated like a gigantic ied down in the ranks where the key ethic that holds this military together is that you do the right thing when no one is watching, and, boy, i talked to some drill sergeants this afternoon who were saying like how are we supposed to teach young recruits to do the right thing when no one is looki
what about general allen, our commander in afghanistan? this would seem to be somewhat distracting to be sending something like 30,000 e-mails or whatever out. i don't even know how you do that. i don't e-mail that much, but when i do send them, they're short, a couple lines to my wife or my kids. what does this guy -- is he at the typewriter or computer all day? >> yeah. it's pretty astonishing to contemplate a guy who has his hands full running a very, very difficult war in afghanistan...
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allen has had an absolutely star crossed tenure in afghanistan. he had scandal after scandal from the bails attacks that left 16 innocents dead to the koran burnings, to images coming out of marines urinating on a dead taliban militant, and he's been able to level with a lot of us in the press about the progress not really being as rapid as he would like, and you see this happen, to have allen swept up in all of this was kind of cataclysmic at the pentagon. a lot of us went to sleep thinking it was a scandal about general petraeus, and then suddenly allen is involved in it. it was absolutely surreal. >> and richard, one of the things that happened over the years, petraeus has been glorified by the media, it is not something i felt capable of contributing to since i don't know anything about the military, never having spent a day in it, but that doesn't inhibit other reporters judging these guys as if they can tell who is good at this generaling thing and who isn't. and there's just a lot of revision the media itself has to go through on these peop
allen has had an absolutely star crossed tenure in afghanistan. he had scandal after scandal from the bails attacks that left 16 innocents dead to the koran burnings, to images coming out of marines urinating on a dead taliban militant, and he's been able to level with a lot of us in the press about the progress not really being as rapid as he would like, and you see this happen, to have allen swept up in all of this was kind of cataclysmic at the pentagon. a lot of us went to sleep thinking it...
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general allen is doing an excellent job. >> general allen is a distinguished marine and commander who's been an important part of the nato isaf mission in afghanistan. >> and this morning nbc news is confirming a connection between general allen and jill kelley, the florida woman who kicked off the original fbi investigation which revealed the affair between general petraeus and his biographer paula broadwell. the newest twist, nbc confirming that broadwell e-mailed general allen first from the handle kelley patrol warning him about jill kelley painting her negatively. "the wall street journal" reporting that she tried to stop the fbi investigation that she started. this is news that nbc has not yet confirmed, however, we have been able to confirm that kelley called police over the weekend claiming to be an honorary consul-general and citing diplomatic protection in an effort to get the media including nbc off of her property. >> i'm an honorary consul-general so i have inviolability so i should -- they should not be able to cross my property. i don't know if you want to get diplomatic
general allen is doing an excellent job. >> general allen is a distinguished marine and commander who's been an important part of the nato isaf mission in afghanistan. >> and this morning nbc news is confirming a connection between general allen and jill kelley, the florida woman who kicked off the original fbi investigation which revealed the affair between general petraeus and his biographer paula broadwell. the newest twist, nbc confirming that broadwell e-mailed general allen...
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partners about the allen case but says it won't harm the war effort. >> general allen is a distinguished marine and commander who has been an important part of the nato isap mission in afghanistan. there's been a lot of conversation, as you might expect, bob, but no concern whatsoever being expressed to us because the mission has been set forth. it is being carried out. >> the head of nato also told reporters today in brussels that he has full confidence in general allen. we are also learning more about the 20,000 to 30,000 documents that include some e-mails between general allen and the tampa socialite jill kelley which the pentagon calls potentially inappropriate communications. the fbi has characterized some of the e-mails as, quote, flirtatious. the general strongly denies any misconduct and the fbi has not found any wrongdoing. we're also learning more about kelley herself who is known in tampa for throwing lavish parties at the ten bedroom home she and her husband own. she has also been known to claim diplomatic status, complaining to police in two calls last weekend that media sh
partners about the allen case but says it won't harm the war effort. >> general allen is a distinguished marine and commander who has been an important part of the nato isap mission in afghanistan. there's been a lot of conversation, as you might expect, bob, but no concern whatsoever being expressed to us because the mission has been set forth. it is being carried out. >> the head of nato also told reporters today in brussels that he has full confidence in general allen. we are...
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joining me now is jonathan allen. >> the other john allen. >> the other john allen. all we're missing now is for someone to wake up from a coma in a hospital and reveal they were the rightful commander of the troops. i mean the thing, this has spiraled and seemingly almost out of control. the reality, of course, is that there are 68,000 troops in afghanistan, we have military conflict in the middle east, what does this say and do to the leadership on the defense side? >> look, unless you believe that these are the only men that could carry out these jobs well, then the defense infrastructure and the national security infrastructure of the united states should be relatively unaffected by this. there should be people that can come into those jobs and do those jobs well. if you believe these are the only men that can do those jobs to protect our country in the case of david petraeus, having him resign from the cia would have been a terrible thing and the president should have stopped him from doing it. in the case of general allen, stopping his promotion would be a terr
joining me now is jonathan allen. >> the other john allen. >> the other john allen. all we're missing now is for someone to wake up from a coma in a hospital and reveal they were the rightful commander of the troops. i mean the thing, this has spiraled and seemingly almost out of control. the reality, of course, is that there are 68,000 troops in afghanistan, we have military conflict in the middle east, what does this say and do to the leadership on the defense side? >> look,...
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officials say the investigation was triggered in may when general john allen received an e-mail from an account called kelly patrol. sources close to kelley warned the zwroen stay away from her, she could ruin him. general allen say pim close to jill kelley forwarded it to her on the account she shares with her husband scott thinking she sent it as a joke. sources say she told general allen she did not send it but was concerned she was being stalked or electronically hacked because the e-mail referred to a meeting that she and allen scheduled in washington for the following week. in june people close to kelley say she and her husband received four different embarrass from different accounts saying jill she is up to no good, asking her husband, do you know what your wife is up to when she has dinner with general petraeus. she turned over all the e-mails to an fib agent she knew, never realizing the impact they would have. people close to the kelleys say that she never had an affair to general allen and they found no evidence to the contrary. but there was enough inappropriate language
officials say the investigation was triggered in may when general john allen received an e-mail from an account called kelly patrol. sources close to kelley warned the zwroen stay away from her, she could ruin him. general allen say pim close to jill kelley forwarded it to her on the account she shares with her husband scott thinking she sent it as a joke. sources say she told general allen she did not send it but was concerned she was being stalked or electronically hacked because the e-mail...
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now general john allen is connected to jill kelley, details ahead. plus a late-night search by the fbi of paula broadwell's home in charlotte. all of this as we face wide-swinging weather patterns that seem to defy anything we've seen before. breaking new s overnight in the scandal that brought down general petraeus. now the man who oversaw general petraeus in the afghanistan war is under investigation himself. general john allen is accused of "inappropriate communications" with jill kelley, the florida woman whose complaints of e-mail harassment started the initial investigation. a senior defense official traveling with panetta says 20,000 to 30,000 pages of epail and other documents from general allen's communications with kelley are under review. the official says general allen disputes engaging in any wrong doing in the matter. the fbi referred the matter to the department of defense for investigation on sunday. early this morning secretary panetta directed that the defense department's inspector general investigate. last night fbi agents went to
now general john allen is connected to jill kelley, details ahead. plus a late-night search by the fbi of paula broadwell's home in charlotte. all of this as we face wide-swinging weather patterns that seem to defy anything we've seen before. breaking new s overnight in the scandal that brought down general petraeus. now the man who oversaw general petraeus in the afghanistan war is under investigation himself. general john allen is accused of "inappropriate communications" with jill...
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general allen is doing an excellent job. at isaf. he has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. >> general allen is a distinguished commander who's been an important part of the nato isaf mission in afghanistan. >>> and more on jill kelley, friendly with both generals. she and her twin sister did have a brief stint on reality tv appearing on the food network nearly a decade ago. >> it's nice to exploit their weakness which is their ego. >> plus, nancy pelosi deciding to go for another term as democratic leader. her big announcement didn't go exactly as planned. >> said yesterday we did not have the majority but we have the gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. >> we were hoping to. we have our own gavel. hammer. >> we have something more important. we have unity. >> and they certainly have woman power in that photo op. andrea mitchell live in new york. within the hour, president obama will be holding his first news conference in eight months. the first since his re-election. reporters are likely go
general allen is doing an excellent job. at isaf. he has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. >> general allen is a distinguished commander who's been an important part of the nato isaf mission in afghanistan. >>> and more on jill kelley, friendly with both generals. she and her twin sister did have a brief stint on reality tv appearing on the food network nearly a decade ago. >> it's nice to exploit their weakness which is their ego....
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general john allen is the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. officials are investigating him for, quote, inappropriate communication with jill kel kelley. she's the woman that got the petraeus investigation started. the pentagon is looking at more than 20,000 pages of documents and e-mails between kelley and general allen. 20,000. officials tell the ap that some of the material was, quote, flirtatious. general allen denies having an affair with kelley, who we know was also friends with general petraeus. joining me now is michael isikoff, national investigative correspondent for nbc news. he's been breaking some of the big details on this case over the last few days. michael, first, thanks for being here tonight. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> now, let me ask, general allen is now under investigation for his relationship with jill kelley. what can you tell us about the relationship and what can you tell us about miss kelley. >> we should say we don't know for sure. as you pointed out, the e-mails, these voluminous -- apparently voluminous
general john allen is the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. officials are investigating him for, quote, inappropriate communication with jill kel kelley. she's the woman that got the petraeus investigation started. the pentagon is looking at more than 20,000 pages of documents and e-mails between kelley and general allen. 20,000. officials tell the ap that some of the material was, quote, flirtatious. general allen denies having an affair with kelley, who we know was also friends with general...
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. >>> president obama will face the media head on regarding petraeus and allen, as well as the nation's fiscal cliff. >>> and a tragic plane crash kills three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. well, good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama directly as his administration is rocked by scandals involving two of the men he counted on most, former cia director david petraeus and afghan war commander general john allen. well, the newest headlines in the investigation are creating even more of a tangled web. this morning "the wall street journal" reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa, florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer accused of sending harassing e-mails to jill kelley. according to "the journal," allen says the broadwell e-mail was written under the pseudonym kelley patrol. it's describing kelley as a, quote, seductress, and warned the general about becoming entangled in
. >>> president obama will face the media head on regarding petraeus and allen, as well as the nation's fiscal cliff. >>> and a tragic plane crash kills three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. well, good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama directly as his administration is rocked by scandals involving two of the men he counted on most, former cia director david petraeus and afghan war commander...
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marine general joe dunford will take on over the reins from john allen. he took over from general petraeus. while general allen is still running the war over there, he too is caught up in the petraeus affair scandal. his confirmation hearings for his next big job, nato supreme commander, those hearings are on hold while the matter of general allen's only personal relationship with one of the women involved can be sorted out. general allen is in washington for his own now postponed confirmation hearings for his next job and for his own now canceled role in the confirmation hearings for his successor to lead the afghanistan war. in washington he is denying any suggestion that he had an inappropriate relationship with anyone, and the defense department and white house are standing by him while the investigation continues. and while he smits his plans to the president now for which americans are going to remain in afghanistan after the official u.s. troop withdrawal from that war, which is not this year, and it's not next year. that doesn't happen anytime dur
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jill kelley and her husband were going to have with general allen. she -- general allen then turns that over to both jill kelley saying, what's this all about? did you send me this? what are you talking about? >> why is she an object of suspicious, because she has lebanese background or what? why are people buzzing around her and bothering her in these personal relationships? >> we don't know what set paula broadwell off, but we understand a little more about what it was that triggered the concern of jill kelley, of general allen and the fbi. because they're talking about something that is not publicly known, the general in afghanistan is going to have a meeting with a woman in tampa. and then subsequent e-mails, about three or four more along the same lines about a meeting -- >> i want to ask you my favorite question in journalism and i want a quick answer. so what? the whole thing about so what? is there anything about national security in this? >> at the end of the day, probably not. but at the time when here is somebody, an anonymous person on th
jill kelley and her husband were going to have with general allen. she -- general allen then turns that over to both jill kelley saying, what's this all about? did you send me this? what are you talking about? >> why is she an object of suspicious, because she has lebanese background or what? why are people buzzing around her and bothering her in these personal relationships? >> we don't know what set paula broadwell off, but we understand a little more about what it was that...
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the married general allen denies an improper relationship with kelley. he's currently president obama's choice for supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. that nomination is on hold. as nbc news reports the president learned of the problems on friday, the same day he accepted petraeus's resignation. that hasn't stopped the con spearary theorists over on fox news. >> who knew about the affair before the leak, and why didn't they speak up? >> the idea that obama would not be told by coincidence two or three days after the election absolutely beyond belief. >> you have to suspend disbelief. >> it appears that the white house is lying again just as it was lying about benghazi. >> how could the fbi pick up something like this in the spring and take months to figure it out? >> we're supposed to believe that an affair involving the hetd of the cia was never discuss. >> did the sex scandal influence benghazi? why president obama didn't know about it? so if he did know about it, there were months that went by. i mean, eric holder at least knew about it
the married general allen denies an improper relationship with kelley. he's currently president obama's choice for supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. that nomination is on hold. as nbc news reports the president learned of the problems on friday, the same day he accepted petraeus's resignation. that hasn't stopped the con spearary theorists over on fox news. >> who knew about the affair before the leak, and why didn't they speak up? >> the idea that obama would not...
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what about the great allen west? the man who claimed to know of at least 79 communists in the house of representatives. he's not taking his loss too well these days, is he? >> this is fascinating. he's still contesting his election. right now it shows he's down to mr. murphy in florida's 18th district by 2,556 votes. that's above the 0.5% threshold which would trigger an automatic recount in florida. allen west is going to now -- he's now lawyered up and he's trying to sue by claiming that there have been irregularities in st. lucy county, saying the vote count was not conducted accurately and fairly. so that's still somewhat of a cliff-hanger but it's very surprising because patrick murphy was outspent 4 to 1 by allen west. allen west was a tea party fund-raising machine, and if the current results hold, which for all intents and purposes we believe they will, allen west goes down, that's a trophy buck they will be putting on the wall. >> they're calling like the clubs. i have to ask you about michele bachmann. she
what about the great allen west? the man who claimed to know of at least 79 communists in the house of representatives. he's not taking his loss too well these days, is he? >> this is fascinating. he's still contesting his election. right now it shows he's down to mr. murphy in florida's 18th district by 2,556 votes. that's above the 0.5% threshold which would trigger an automatic recount in florida. allen west is going to now -- he's now lawyered up and he's trying to sue by claiming...
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general allen saying he has done nothing wrong. for the first time overnight secretary of defense leon panetta, who previously served as director of the cia weighed in about general petraeus' sudden resignation. reporters asked if general petraeus could be prosecuted if it was determined he was having an affair while on active duty. >> you know, i don't know. i don't know the answer to that. i guess i'm -- i'm reading the papers like you are to determine just, you know, what the committee finds out, what the ultimate investigation determines on that issue. you know, we are going to watch this closely to determine just exactly when that took place. >> but secretary panetta also seemed to side with lawmakers who said the fbi should have informed them earlier about the investigation. >> that's another issue i think we ought to look at. you know, as a former director of the cia and having worked very closely with the intelligence committees, i believe that there is a responsibility to make sure that the intelligence committees are info
general allen saying he has done nothing wrong. for the first time overnight secretary of defense leon panetta, who previously served as director of the cia weighed in about general petraeus' sudden resignation. reporters asked if general petraeus could be prosecuted if it was determined he was having an affair while on active duty. >> you know, i don't know. i don't know the answer to that. i guess i'm -- i'm reading the papers like you are to determine just, you know, what the committee...
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meet the man who may well have sent allen best packing, patrick murphy. looks like he's ahead in the vote in florida. >>> before we put the election to bed, let's take a fond look back at what one republican called the conservative loons and wackos who made campaign 2012 such a great spectator thing to watch. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. >> what a snob. rick santorum was hardly alone and there's much more where that came from in the "sideshow." this is "hardball," the place for politics. ness pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times.
meet the man who may well have sent allen best packing, patrick murphy. looks like he's ahead in the vote in florida. >>> before we put the election to bed, let's take a fond look back at what one republican called the conservative loons and wackos who made campaign 2012 such a great spectator thing to watch. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. >> what a snob. rick santorum was hardly alone and there's much more where...
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now general allen's nomination to be the supreme commander of nato is on hold. what is the white house saying about general allen's situation, and is it possible that we could lose another senior commander to this scandal? >> well, look, it's certainly possible, but i think that the white house is taking a wait and see approach. today white house press secretary jay carney expressing the fact that the white house, the president, still has confidence in general allen. they want this investigation to play itself out. they're not going to snap to judgment. having said that, martin, i think it's safe to say that the president on down certainly stunned by these developments. not expecting this to be the focus of news reports in the days and weeks after the president gained re-election. so i think the white house is waiting to see how this investigation plays itself out, but they are certainly not pleased by what has been going on which started, of course, last week with general petraeus and now includes general allen. >> the president is planning to hold a press conf
now general allen's nomination to be the supreme commander of nato is on hold. what is the white house saying about general allen's situation, and is it possible that we could lose another senior commander to this scandal? >> well, look, it's certainly possible, but i think that the white house is taking a wait and see approach. today white house press secretary jay carney expressing the fact that the white house, the president, still has confidence in general allen. they want this...
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allen west has been allowed to go off the reservation. when you're off the reservation for that long you lose sight of where your boundaries are. you go off into crazy land and you forget there is such a thing as sane land. voters have a way of shutting that down. voters know crazy when they see it. and when a congressman or when
allen west has been allowed to go off the reservation. when you're off the reservation for that long you lose sight of where your boundaries are. you go off into crazy land and you forget there is such a thing as sane land. voters have a way of shutting that down. voters know crazy when they see it. and when a congressman or when
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meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that you have done for me and for our precious -- >> reporter: the general is married with a sterling record but on a flight to australia monday night aides to defense secretary leon panetta said there was a dramatic turn in the case. fbi investigators uncovered potentia
meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa...
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one is very outspoken tea party republican allen west and the other is allen grayson, running to return to the house. >> any state that could elect either one is an accepting and forgiving electorate or they can't make up their minds. allen west has actually put up his opponent's mug shot from when he was 19 years old and that's unprecedented. most tea party representatives, no matter how controversial they are, will be re-elected. >> what about harry reid in nevada? we've seen that he has a machine in nevada and can deliver. >> he has spent a decade putting together a real democratic machine there. it saved him in 2010 and allowed him to win re-election. and i think that it looks like the state leans towards president obama. but the senate race, the republican has a bit of an advantage there. the problem is that the democratic candidate is not a perfect candidate. she's under investigation by the house ethics committee and that's gotten in her way of getting better known and supported in areas of the state she does not represent, because these tend to be more swing areas of the state.
one is very outspoken tea party republican allen west and the other is allen grayson, running to return to the house. >> any state that could elect either one is an accepting and forgiving electorate or they can't make up their minds. allen west has actually put up his opponent's mug shot from when he was 19 years old and that's unprecedented. most tea party representatives, no matter how controversial they are, will be re-elected. >> what about harry reid in nevada? we've seen that...
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afternoon and probably should be prepared to answer some tough questions about general petraeus and allen and the fbi investigation as well as libya, not to mention the fiscal cliff and we're learning more about the woman who knew both general, tampa socialite jill kelley. a senior defense official says the e-mails between the two were more than just calling one another sweetheart, they were flirtatious and unprofessional. both of them wrote letters vouching for her sister in a child custody case and she made this phone call claiming she had some sort of diplomatic status which she does not. >> i am an honorary consul-general so i have unveilability so i should -- they should not be going across my property. but that's against the law to cross my mrort. um, it's involable. >> "the washington post" says there is a new focus on sensitive information in her possession. multiple u.s. officials have insisted to nbc news there was no security breach. let me bring in major garrett, white house reporter and tim carney for "the shington examiner." good morning to both of you. tim, let me start wit
afternoon and probably should be prepared to answer some tough questions about general petraeus and allen and the fbi investigation as well as libya, not to mention the fiscal cliff and we're learning more about the woman who knew both general, tampa socialite jill kelley. a senior defense official says the e-mails between the two were more than just calling one another sweetheart, they were flirtatious and unprofessional. both of them wrote letters vouching for her sister in a child custody...
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now we have general allen in the mix. it's almost -- you've got these two women, the brunette bombshell of the high command kelley and the well-toned paula broadwell, with the counterinsurgent smile. it's becoming insane by the minute. i think it's a tragedy to lose petraeus, i do. i think the guy's so stellar and so honorable and so, you know, so important right now. >> it's also a tragedy for all of the families involved. and i wonder would the reporters you have working on "newsweek" and "the daily beast," has anything come across your desk that really questions national security? that really brings this to the forefront beyond salaciousness? >> not yet. not yet. and in fact, michael daily today has a reading on some of those e-mails from broadwell to kelley. and actually, they're not even really sexual in nature. much more about, hey, you, stop going around the base, take it down a notch. and the notion this kind of stuff is really impacting on something as important as the director of the cia is really incredibly awf
now we have general allen in the mix. it's almost -- you've got these two women, the brunette bombshell of the high command kelley and the well-toned paula broadwell, with the counterinsurgent smile. it's becoming insane by the minute. i think it's a tragedy to lose petraeus, i do. i think the guy's so stellar and so honorable and so, you know, so important right now. >> it's also a tragedy for all of the families involved. and i wonder would the reporters you have working on...
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joe walsh and allen west lost their bid and todd akin lost against claire mccaskill. west has yet to concede. nbc news projects his challenger patrick murphy will come out on top. here's a way they left their mark, including one from "hardball" itself. >> we need to let president obama, harry reid, nancy pelosi and my dear friend, the chairman of the democratic national committee, take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will of the american people take it somewhere else, to the bottom of the sea, to the north pole, but get the hell out of the united states of america. >> first of all from what i understand from doctors it's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape, a female body has a way to shut that thing down. >> don't blame banks and the america place for the mess we're in right now. this pisses me off. too many people don't listen. >> chris, do you support that? hey, chris. chris, chris, chris, chris, chris, i love it, chris. >> well, all the same, some side show regu
joe walsh and allen west lost their bid and todd akin lost against claire mccaskill. west has yet to concede. nbc news projects his challenger patrick murphy will come out on top. here's a way they left their mark, including one from "hardball" itself. >> we need to let president obama, harry reid, nancy pelosi and my dear friend, the chairman of the democratic national committee, take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your...
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allen's nomination is on hold. but dunford's nomination is going forward. >>> a barrage of rocket attacks in israel overnight appear to be pushing that region closer to, who knows, hopefully not all all-out war. it could turn into a ground campaign before long. and eman joins me. this all started not just to respond to what had been a slew of attacks by hamas over the border, but they went after a specific hamas leader. tell us more. >> reporter: well, chuck that really depends on who you ask, there's no doubt from the israeli narrative that they felt that a number of rocket attacks coming from gaza into southern israel, that started the response. if you ask those here, it's actually been a continuous attack on the gaza strip. and that ultimately led to frustration. over the past week, we've seen several palestinians killed. today, we've seen from the israeli site, three people have been killed from palestinian rocket fire in the southern part of israel. i'm going to tell you where we are quickly to give you contex
allen's nomination is on hold. but dunford's nomination is going forward. >>> a barrage of rocket attacks in israel overnight appear to be pushing that region closer to, who knows, hopefully not all all-out war. it could turn into a ground campaign before long. and eman joins me. this all started not just to respond to what had been a slew of attacks by hamas over the border, but they went after a specific hamas leader. tell us more. >> reporter: well, chuck that really depends...
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, 50, allen, 46. in ohio democratic senator sherrod brown has a nine-point lead over josh mandel. and in florida, democratic senator bill nelson keeps coming back. he's got a big lead over republican connie mack, nelson 52, mack, 39. mack that's the son of connie mack. and that's a 13-point lead for the democrat. we'll be right back. >>> we're b. >>> we're back. one of the areas hit hardest by hurricane sandy is hoboken, new jersey, home of frank sinatra within just across the river there, you can see it from across the hudson from downtown manhattan. it's a commuter community and one square mile lies below sea level. it's flooded now with a combination of rainwater, sewage, fuel, and live wires. of course, there are still live electric wires. some residents are still stranded. with us right now from hoboken is katy tur. thank you for joining us, katy. look out for those live wires. tell us what the situation is there in terms of the flooding because we can see it all around you. >> reporter: the floo
, 50, allen, 46. in ohio democratic senator sherrod brown has a nine-point lead over josh mandel. and in florida, democratic senator bill nelson keeps coming back. he's got a big lead over republican connie mack, nelson 52, mack, 39. mack that's the son of connie mack. and that's a 13-point lead for the democrat. we'll be right back. >>> we're b. >>> we're back. one of the areas hit hardest by hurricane sandy is hoboken, new jersey, home of frank sinatra within just across the...
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here is my question, without allen west, who is going to keep the spirit of joe mccarthy alive in the senate? >> first of all, allen west may lose this and may concede and probably will but i don't think he's going away. i have a feeling he will be just as loud in the next two years. the one cautionary note i would throw in is the demographic realities that this election underscored are obviously real, but look at the difference between 2008, 2012, and 2010 in the middle when republicans had that big year and what was the difference? it's these core groups for obama that we're talking about didn't show up and there was not much turnout there. that's sort of the nature of a midterm election when your party is in power and democrats are potentially -- i'm not saying huge losses in 2014 but a tougher climate in 2014 where it may be a challenge like it was in 2010 to get these core groups out again and a guy like allen west who maybe had trouble winning a house seat this year, could be better positioned. i think it's a big challenge for democrats how to make sure that electorate does not
here is my question, without allen west, who is going to keep the spirit of joe mccarthy alive in the senate? >> first of all, allen west may lose this and may concede and probably will but i don't think he's going away. i have a feeling he will be just as loud in the next two years. the one cautionary note i would throw in is the demographic realities that this election underscored are obviously real, but look at the difference between 2008, 2012, and 2010 in the middle when republicans...
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journal marist poll has kaine holding a three-point lead over allen 49-46. that well within the margin of error. they are tied statistically. elizabeth warren closed the gap on scott brown. the latest u-mass poll finds the race neck and neck. they're at a statistical tie. two other closely watched races pushes women's issues to the front. senator claire mccaskill is trying to defend her seat against todd akin whose memorable legitimate rape comment. mccaskill with a slight edge over akin within the margin of error. in indiana, treasure, richard mourdock defeated -- but he stump nld in the general election race against joe donlly when he said rape was something god intended to happen. >>> bill nelson holding a slight lead over republican congressman connie mack. a recent miami herald tampa times poll shows nelson with an edge there. lot more to talk about in those races and the presidential election. voters going to the polls in three minutes. we'll be talking about that on "morning joe" in a moment. still ahead, what are you doing up? i know why you're up. i
journal marist poll has kaine holding a three-point lead over allen 49-46. that well within the margin of error. they are tied statistically. elizabeth warren closed the gap on scott brown. the latest u-mass poll finds the race neck and neck. they're at a statistical tie. two other closely watched races pushes women's issues to the front. senator claire mccaskill is trying to defend her seat against todd akin whose memorable legitimate rape comment. mccaskill with a slight edge over akin within...
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i'm mark allen of fidelity investments. the expert strategies feature is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> there's the tree. it's moving. look at that, the tree has arrived. i feel better already. >> the thanksgiving tree, the holiday tree? look at that. that's a big tree, man. that's a big tree. we're going to go across the river right now, though, to cnbc's brian shactman. brian, how do you think the street is going to react to the outrage that took place last night with the miami marlins dumping their team and thus enhancing the blue jays prospects in the american league east? let's get right down to it. >> i think heilemann said it best and, barnicle, i'm a die hard sox. the sox dumped $250 million in payroll, the marlins do it and it's a travesty. i think, and you said it, when the owners meet, they're going to get on the owner of the miami marlins for taking $400 million dollars from miami and gutting the team after one bad season.
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meet the man who may well have sent allen west packing, patrick murphy. looks like he's ahead in the vote in florida. >>> before we put the election to bed, let's take a fond look back at what one republican called the conservative loons and wackos who made campaign 2012 such a great spectator thing to watch. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. >> what a snob. rick santorum was hardly alone, and there's much more where that came from in the "sideshow." this is "hardball," the place for politics. and you pick the price that works for you. great. whoa, whoa, jamie. watch where you point that thing. [ mocking ] "watch where you point that thing." you point yours, i point mine. okay, l-let's stay calm. [ all shouting ] put it down! be cool! everybody, just be cool! does it price better on the side? no, it just looks cooler. the name your price tool, only from progressive. call or click today. i got you covered. thank you. oh, you're so welcome. >>> nate silver of the "new york times" was one of the big win
meet the man who may well have sent allen west packing, patrick murphy. looks like he's ahead in the vote in florida. >>> before we put the election to bed, let's take a fond look back at what one republican called the conservative loons and wackos who made campaign 2012 such a great spectator thing to watch. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. >> what a snob. rick santorum was hardly alone, and there's much more where...
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>> and general allen, 30,000 e-mails? what could you have possibly said in the last 29,990 others that you didn't say in the first ten. >> really? 30,000. where did you find the time? i eat breakfast, come to work, blink and it's time for the show. really? >> no wonder it took us so long to catch bin laden. these guys were probably waiting for him to check in on four square. really? >> really? and don't think you're getting off easy here jill kelley. you tell someone about weird e-mails you're getting and you don't think someone might check your e e-mails? really? it's the fbi. you dent think they are going to follow up? have you never watched an episode of any show ever? really? >> and really unnamed fbi agent, you became obsessed with a woman while investigating her in an e-mail scandal and then e-mailed her shirtless photos. really? weiner, chris lee, brett favre, it's 2012. it's time to recognize the male physique carries zero allure. stop sending us pictures of it. >> don't you watch "homeland"? that show is this exa
>> and general allen, 30,000 e-mails? what could you have possibly said in the last 29,990 others that you didn't say in the first ten. >> really? 30,000. where did you find the time? i eat breakfast, come to work, blink and it's time for the show. really? >> no wonder it took us so long to catch bin laden. these guys were probably waiting for him to check in on four square. really? >> really? and don't think you're getting off easy here jill kelley. you tell someone...
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joining me now jonathan allen and amy parnes, a white house correspondent. it's great to have you both here. jonathan, i want to start with you. secretary clinton is going to testify before congress on the benghazi attack. no official date yet. but you refer to this in the book, you called benghazi clinton's greatest political challenge at the state department. how do you think this will impact a potential run in 2016? >> sure. if she runs in 2016 this will be the time period where for years she will have had the most controversial episode. i think we'll have to wait to see the testimony. you mentioned chairwoman iliana, the head of the foreign affairs committee in the house just announcing that hillary clinton will testify before her committee and the senate foreign relations committee. likely i would think in the new year because they're going to wait for this accountability review board that's going through just what happened to come out tw the report before the secretary comes to the committee. >> secretary clinton is leaving the state department to pick
joining me now jonathan allen and amy parnes, a white house correspondent. it's great to have you both here. jonathan, i want to start with you. secretary clinton is going to testify before congress on the benghazi attack. no official date yet. but you refer to this in the book, you called benghazi clinton's greatest political challenge at the state department. how do you think this will impact a potential run in 2016? >> sure. if she runs in 2016 this will be the time period where for...
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allen west lost. joe walsh lost. ann marie in upstate new york lost. it doesn't matter what kind of district you have if you refuse to compromise, to govern, if you refuse to move forward, we are going to beat you. >> steve israel, chairman of the dccc, democrat from new york. i know it's been a long night and you probably have to prep for a ton of recounts, a ton of seats being decided. >> thanks, chuck. >> a quick note on other house races. the wife of agricultural secretary and former governor tom vilsack lost in iowa's fourth district. iowa was trying to become one to get rid of that one little nugget of dubious history. iowa has never sent a woman to congress or elected a woman senator for governor and that is now still the case and in utah, by the way, you heard him talk about mathison. he defeeded love who became a star at that republican convention. >>> up next, southern switch. north carolina's governor's mansion mrips parties for the first time in 20 years. some of the few bright spots by republicans last night. the governor-elect joins me ne
allen west lost. joe walsh lost. ann marie in upstate new york lost. it doesn't matter what kind of district you have if you refuse to compromise, to govern, if you refuse to move forward, we are going to beat you. >> steve israel, chairman of the dccc, democrat from new york. i know it's been a long night and you probably have to prep for a ton of recounts, a ton of seats being decided. >> thanks, chuck. >> a quick note on other house races. the wife of agricultural secretary...
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ron allen is live for us. ron, there is confusion over what did governor christie say people could do about voting? could they really vote online, by e-mail, by fax and, frankly, i noticed there was a lot of confusion about what the governor ordered and how this is all going to work. can you sort it out? >> reporter: thanks, chuck. there's a lot of confusion, and it's a very evolving situation because of all the chaos associated with the storm. today is the first day people are trying to get back to work, there are commuter nightmares, long gas lines, and there's voting. yes, the governor said you can e-mail a request or fax a request for a ballot, get it back, fill it out, scan it, e-mail it back or fax it back to the county elections board. here at hudson county they are expecting long lines. there have been lines for people to come in and vote, again, by paper ballot or by electronic ballot. they are talking about trying to consolidate polling places and parking lots outside of schools that have been damage
ron allen is live for us. ron, there is confusion over what did governor christie say people could do about voting? could they really vote online, by e-mail, by fax and, frankly, i noticed there was a lot of confusion about what the governor ordered and how this is all going to work. can you sort it out? >> reporter: thanks, chuck. there's a lot of confusion, and it's a very evolving situation because of all the chaos associated with the storm. today is the first day people are trying to...
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nbc's ron allen outside city hall in new jersey. here in the northeast, of course more than 1 million homes and businesses remain without power and tomorrow night's anticipated nor'easter still on track to hit the same areas as sandy hit, those already displaced by the storm are bracing for yet another blow. more power outages potentially, more coastal flooding. here in new york city fema is considering bringing in trailers and prefab houses after the hurricane. katrina, more than 20,000 people are homeless. on the jersey shore homeowners working away at clearing out muddy water and sand that's enveloped their homes, all this as voting is getting under way and as we say ron allen is in hoboken new jersey outside city hall. let's talk about the cleanup and how it's affecting the voting, ron. >> well, the ta got off to a rough start in some places like here in hoboken, for example, there are instances of voting sites that didn't have power, that needed generators or they had generators, didn't have fuel. a similar situation out in sta
nbc's ron allen outside city hall in new jersey. here in the northeast, of course more than 1 million homes and businesses remain without power and tomorrow night's anticipated nor'easter still on track to hit the same areas as sandy hit, those already displaced by the storm are bracing for yet another blow. more power outages potentially, more coastal flooding. here in new york city fema is considering bringing in trailers and prefab houses after the hurricane. katrina, more than 20,000 people...